I am So Her! — Women

Baby, this date night was everything I needed. It was my turn to plan the date, so I challenged myself to do it on a budget. I could not wait to see what I could come up with. "You don't have to break the back to be cute sis! We do have other options! I knew dinner would be easy because my babes isn't complicated. Burger and a beer is always a go. Thankfully, TGIF has a special Shareable Platter for $18.99 with two tasty drinks. Their food never disappoints and the atmosphere is a whole vibe! A total budget...

Lying in the hospital bed admiring the city view and losing all track of time with my thoughts drifting away. I could see her coming. It was the hospital nurse. My husband held my hand so tight. He stood so stoic and calm. His pain and grief stayed hidden in order to protect me from a reality that I did not see coming. He remained strong for the both of us. In that moment I felt safe. On June 19th 2023, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. In that very moment I felt like my life was shattered to pieces and being away from me. Everything I worked so...

Today, let's reflect on a remarkable woman in Black History named Zora Neale Hurston. She was an African American author and philanthropist who captured the racial struggles of Black Americans in the south during the early 1900's. Her writings were considered unapologetic and authentic to the inequities that people of color endured as a result of no true research of black america. Ms. Hurston was very determined to get her education and worked several jobs to help support her writings and her education. At the age of 26 she lied about her age in order to qualify for free public...

What's holding me back? I'm a fun girl who likes to hang out, meet new people, and explore the world. I don't have anything to prove, but I fell like it's hard to open up sometimes.  I have my own business, a great job, and an awesome family. What the hell is going on here? Am I the only one who feels this way? I am a private person, and with social media being one of my main resources for marketing it can be tough to gauge. I have lost much more than the average person throughout the years. So, opening myself...

Have you ever been in love only to find out that it came with strings? Well, yeah....I have too.  Everything in the relationship was so surreal at first. It really felt too good to be true, and honestly this was a feeling I haven't experienced in a longtime. He said and did all the right things at first. Then...BOOM! A monster started to appear. The abuse was suttle. He played on all of my vulnerabilites. We are dimished in "small" ways, like you don't clean right or cook everyday. You don't acknowledge their hard work, oh...and we're starting to gain a...